The Lecco site found its origin in 1994 by an agreement between the National Research Council, the City of Lecco and Lecco Innovation Centre with the aim to promote the link between the world of research and that of small and medium enterprises. The seat is now one of the few centers in Italy able to operate in the secondary metallurgy of advanced metallic materials by applying the latest and most innovative technologies available. It exploits, in fact, expertise and apparatus for the development of semi-finished metal materials, metal sponges, thermoelectrics, shape memory alloys and functional components for applications in energy, in the transport sector in biotechnology applications or consumer-oriented. There are important apparatus for the production and transformation of pure metals and metal alloys, among which a plasma furnace and a production capacity that makes it suitable to the development of melting processes on pre-industrial scale. An additive manufacturing system (Selective Laser Melting) has also been recently acquired.

18 units of staff in the role of researchers and administrative staff operate in Lecco as well as students and fellows assisting the research. The skills are multidisciplinary, seeing a regular distribution between physicists, chemists and engineers.

Shortly the site will move into the new Polo of the Research Area that is housed within the University Campus of Lecco of the Politecnico of Milan. The area of about 4,600 square meters divided on 4 levels has laboratories and research projects shared between CNR and Politecnico di Milano, and it is the outcome of strong investments and close collaboration with several institutions active in the territory and will host 7 CNR Institutes including ICMATE.

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